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Erdogan Criticises Qatar Sanction, Wants Stronger Ties

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood to defend Qatar on Tuesday, saying he intends to "develop" ties with the...

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Markets Falter As Investors Eye UK Election, ECB, Comey

Global stock markets mostly retreated Tuesday, two days before a British general election and congressional testimony...

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‘I Wanted It To Stop,’ Accuser Tells Cosby Trial

The main accuser in Bill Cosby's trial gave emotional testimony in court on Tuesday about the night he allegedly...

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The Who’s ‘Quadrophenia’ Opera Goes Classical On US Tour

The Who's rock opera "Quadrophenia" will take an orchestral turn as songwriter Pete Townshend on Tuesday announced a...

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Qatar Must ‘change Policies’

Qatar must "change their policies" and stop supporting "extremist groups", the Saudi foreign minister said Tuesday in...

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Uber Probe of Cut-Throat Workplace Triggers Firings

Uber said Tuesday that an internal investigation into workplace misdeeds has resulted in 20 people being fired. The...

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Syria Refugees Still Stuck Between Morocco and Algeria

Dozens of Syrian refugees remained stranded in no-man's land between Morocco and Algeria on Tuesday, non-governmental...

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Beckham Miami Team Edges Closer After Land Deal

David Beckham's hopes of launching a Major League Soccer franchise in Miami took a giant step towards becoming reality...

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Tunisia Radical Islamist Party Banned For One Month

Tunisian judicial authorities on Tuesday slapped a one-month ban on radical Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, notably for...

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US, Mexico Reach Agreement In Sugar Dispute

The United States and Mexico reached an agreement Tuesday in a long-standing dispute that will allow duty-free sugar...

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Amal Clooney’s Parents ‘over the Moon’

Amal Clooney's parents said they were elated Tuesday to welcome their twin grandchildren Ella and Alexander, and added...

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US-Led Coalition Strikes Pro-Regime Forces In Syria

It was the second time in less than a month that coalition forces have attacked pro-regime forces, a group of whom are...

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Syrian Army Pushes Into Raqa Province

Syria's army advanced into Raqa province Tuesday, a monitor and a military source said, on the same day US-backed...

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London and Internet Radicalised My Son

The Italian mother of London attacker Youssef Zaghba says she tried to prevent him being radicalised, "but he had...

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German Minister Accuses Trump of Stirring Gulf Conflict

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Tuesday accused US President Donald Trump of stirring up conflicts in the...

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Morocco Minister Defends Crackdown On Protest Movement

Morocco's interior minister on Tuesday in parliament defended a recent crackdown on a protest movement against...

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Netanyahu Tells Israeli Settlers ‘nobody Will Be Uprooted’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday told Israeli settlers marking 50 years since the Six-Day War he would keep...

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Darfur Peacekeeping Force Headed For Major Drawdown

The African Union and the United Nations are proposing major cuts to their joint peacekeeping force in Sudan's troubled...

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US Holds Breath For High-Stakes Comey Hearing

The US capital will grind to a halt Thursday, glued to TV sets and computer screens as sacked FBI chief James Comey...